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How Mismanaging Canada Alliances Threatens US Foreign Policy Ahead Of Midterms

The cross-border relationship between the United States and Canada has long been considered one of the most enduring, prosperous, and peaceful partnerships in modern geopolitical history

2026-08-31 13:08:02 0 Comment 6892 view

Two-Way Street: Why Washington's Rules On Transhipment Must Apply Both Ways

The release of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy's report, titled *"The Great Transshipment Scam"*, marks yet another chapter in Western hypocrisy

2026-08-18 09:34:01 0 Comment 8514 view

Strategic Blindness In Washington: While America Eyes The Middle East, China Claims Southeast Asia

Washington’s enduring obsession with the Middle East has crossed from tactical stubbornness into severe strategic malpractice

2026-08-04 05:13:01 0 Comment 17574 view

A Jolting Autopsy On Malaysia’s Recent Elections

As widely expected, Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional last weekend swept to a resounding victory in elections in the populous southern state of Johor across the strait from Singapore, taking 48 of 56 seats and leaving its rival, Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan coalition, with just eight, compounding the prime minister’s hopes to stay in power on the national level in general elections to be held before February 17, 2028

2026-07-18 10:58:58 0 Comment 14946 view

German Investors Hold Their Ground In Malaysia Despite Geopolitical Headwinds

German companies operating in Malaysia continue to demonstrate resilience in the face of an increasingly volatile global environment, according to the latest World Business Outlook Spring 2026 Survey conducted by the Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MGCC)

2026-07-18 04:49:32 0 Comment 12865 view

The High Watermark Of The Green Wave: Analysing PAS’s Johor Election Collapse

The resounding defeat of Perikatan Nasional in the July 2026 Johor state election, which saw a complete wipeout of the coalition as Barisan Nasional swept forty-eight out of fifty-six seats, signals a critical turning point for the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party

2026-07-12 09:11:37 0 Comment 14545 view

Transatlantic Fracture: The Greenland Crisis And The Case For European Strategic Independence

The July 2026 NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, was meant to showcase unified Western firepower, with Secretary-General Mark Rutte announcing tens of billions of dollars in new military contracts

2026-07-10 03:03:04 0 Comment 13857 view

The Hidden Costs Of Malaysia’s Data Centre Boom

Over the past few years, Malaysia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s hottest destinations for data centre investment

2026-07-05 02:16:02 0 Comment 24261 view

The Iran War Won’t Kill Dollar Dominance. But Washington Might.

Even if the framework agreement to end the U.S.-Israel-Iran War is successful, economic fallout from the conflict will persist at least through the end of the year

2026-06-25 04:53:33 0 Comment 21057 view

Does The Iran War Diminish US Superpower Status?

"Ships of the World, start your engines," US President Donald Trump said while announcing a deal with Iran to end the conflict he launched along with Israel more than three months ago

2026-06-19 04:18:18 0 Comment 32783 view

The Ceasefire Came. the Bills Didn't Follow

In Muar, Malaysia's largest furniture manufacturing hub, more than 100 small factories have shut down in recent months

2026-06-06 03:12:24 0 Comment 24656 view

Japan Extends SEA Military Presence Via Balikatan Exercise

The unprecedented participation of 1,400 Japanese combat soldiers in the seven-nation Balikatan Exercise 2026, the longstanding annual drill between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and US allies

2026-06-01 11:04:00 0 Comment 32711 view

Trump In Beijing: Respect, Leverage, And The New Realism Of US-China Relations

President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing should be understood not merely as a diplomatic episode, but as a strategic signal

2026-05-20 07:30:14 0 Comment 26173 view

Trump-Xi Summit: Managed Rivalry, Unresolved Contest

The concluded Trump-Xi summit is fundamentally different from the last meet taking place in China during President Trump’s first term, or even during the most recent face-to-face encounter last October in Busan

2026-05-20 03:48:07 0 Comment 37053 view

Malaysia Opens Its Doors To The Americas With New Chamber Of Commerce To Boost Trade

KUALA LUMPUR – A market of over 672 million people and a trade corridor that remains vastly underutilized: that is the specific economic void the Latin American and Caribbean Chamber of Commerce (LACCC) Malaysia was founded to fill

2026-05-14 01:03:29 0 Comment 38908 view

Trump Goes To China A Supplicant Amid A Distrustful Asia

It is more in sorrow than anger that much of East and Southeast Asia perceives the US under Donald Trump to be drifting all too rapidly away

2026-05-14 00:57:56 0 Comment 26490 view

Why Is China Becoming A Destination For Global Leaders In Uncertain Times?

Beijing is bustling in April. Flags of multiple countries have once again lined Chang'an Avenue, turning it into a globally watched "meeting room of the world."

2026-04-22 06:09:41 0 Comment 29363 view

Prabowo Tilts Toward Washington

In a moment of mounting global uncertainty marked by intensifying great-power rivalry, persistent conflicts in the Middle East, and the recalibration of alliances across the Indo-Pacific, Indonesia appears to be quietly adjusting the compass of its foreign policy

2026-04-22 05:55:00 0 Comment 42457 view

Collapsing US Empire Key Driver Of Global Instability

For nearly half a decade, the world has been trapped in a vortex of fire, debt, and hunger

2026-04-15 02:32:58 0 Comment 28826 view

With Friends Like These: America And Its Fake Allies

Some of America's friends, purported Western allies, have shown their true colors at last

2026-04-07 06:15:57 0 Comment 28784 view